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Pork vs. Ginger ale — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork and ginger ale different?

  • Pork is higher than ginger ale in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and zinc.
  • Pork covers your daily need for selenium, 82% more than ginger ale.
  • Ginger ale is lower in cholesterol.
  • Ginger ale has a higher glycemic index (63) than pork (0).

Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Beverages, carbonated, ginger ale types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Pork
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0.09% 6.8% 6% 1.4% 0% 0.91% 1.7% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +533.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +42200%
Contains more IronIron +383.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +305.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +4680%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +45200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +44.4%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Pork
12
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 2% 0.67% 5.8% 20% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8% 51%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Ginger ale DV% diff.
Selenium 45.3µg 0.1µg 82%
Vitamin B1 0.877mg 0mg 73%
Protein 27.32g 0g 55%
Vitamin B6 0.464mg 0mg 36%
Phosphorus 246mg 0mg 35%
Vitamin B3 5.037mg 0mg 31%
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 0µg 29%
Cholesterol 80mg 0mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0mg 25%
Saturated fat 5.23g 0g 24%
Fats 13.92g 0g 21%
Zinc 2.39mg 0.05mg 21%
Choline 93.9mg 0mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 6.19g 0g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 0mg 14%
Potassium 423mg 1mg 12%
Calories 242kcal 34kcal 10%
Iron 0.87mg 0.18mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.2g 0g 8%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin D 53IU 0IU 7%
Copper 0.073mg 0.018mg 6%
Magnesium 28mg 1mg 6%
Fructose 3.7g 5%
Carbs 0g 8.76g 3%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 62mg 7mg 2%
Calcium 19mg 3mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Folate 5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 8.76g N/A
Sugar 0g 8.9g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.013mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 0%
Valine 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 1.067mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pork
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27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
9% 91%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.76 g
Water: 91.23 g
Other: 0.01 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +8800%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +57.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/nutrients
  2. Ginger ale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174846/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.